Larval Types and Early Postlarval Biology in Naiads (Unionoida)

By K. Wächtler, Maria C. Dreher-Mansur, T. Richter. 2001

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Effects of substrate and hydrodynamic conditions on the formation of mussel beds in a large river (2006, methodology): “Using 0.02 cm as the mussel size (Wachtler et al. 2001) and a density of 1.01 g/cm3 (based on sinking velocities for marine larvae; Wildish and Kristmanson 1997), a settling velocity of ;0.03 cm/s was estimated.”
Strategies for the conservation of endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera L.): a synthesis of Conservation Genetics and Ecology (2010, background): “In central Europe, brown trout are reported to be the preferred or the only available hosts (Bauer 1987b, c; Wächtler et al., 2001; Geist et al., 2006).”
Global diversity of freshwater mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in freshwater (2007, background): “The unioniforme bivalves are unique among bivalves, having an obligate parasitic larval stage on the gills, fins or sides of a host fish (Wächtler et al., 2001).”
The Diversity of Life in African Freshwaters: Under Water, Under Threat: An Analysis of the Status and Distribution of Freshwater Species throughout Mainland Africa (2011, background): “These include larval brooding, direct development, and, in the case of freshwater mussels, obligate larval parasitism upon freshwater fi shes (Wächtler et al. 2001; Cummings and Graf 2009).”